my code looks like this:
for(var i=0; i<$("#smsUserPrice").children().size(); i++){
curSmsOption =
$("#smsUserPrice").find("option:eq("+i+")");
if($(curSmsOption).attr("value") ==
eventObjects[clickedObject.attr('id')].find('Price').text()){
$(curSmsOption).attr("selected", "true");
}
}

